“Paraguayan state apologizes for murder of Santiago Leguizamón following landmark Inter-American Court ruling The Paraguayan state held a public act of international recognition and redress Monday for the murder of journalist Santiago Leguizamón Zaván, complying with a ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that declared state responsibility and cited decades of impunity. The […]
"Governor Salomón Jara Cruz [of the Mexican state of Oaxaca] announced the creation of a list of news outlets and media organizations he considers 'enemies' or driven by 'hatred,' publicly warning that he will refuse to answer questions from critical news organizations […] […] Referring to them as 'hate outlets,' the governor said: 'We're going […]
A journalist slain in northern Colombia was investigating the murder of an attorney who had reported an alleged extortion attempt involving a phone number that matched one used by a local politician, Caracol Noticias reported. Journalist Cristian Herrera had been looking into the death of attorney Fabio Álex Ortega, who was fatally shot in December […]
“The community leader, communicator, and broadcaster Jader Durango was murdered in a rural area of the town of Tierralta, in the Caribbean department of Córdoba, the non-profit Instituto de Estudios para el Desarrollo y la Paz (Indepaz) reported on Monday, bringing the number of social leaders murdered in 2026 to 82. Durango, 42, a member […]
"ARTICLE 19 reported that independent journalist Ángel Maldonado was the target of an attempted break-in at his home in Ciudad Acuña, [in the Mexican state of] Coahuila on the night of July 13, and called on federal authorities to step up protection measures already in place for him. According to the statement, at about 11:38 […]
A prosecutor in the town of Yapacaní, Santa Cruz, considered intimidating messages against journalist Soledad Prado insufficient to prosecute two people for the crime of issuing threats. The messages were published on the Facebook page of ‘InfoYapacaní,’ which Prado manages, after the journalist published information regarding the responsibility of some followers of former President Evo […]
"On July 10, 2026, journalist Kevin Rodríguez, director of the digital news outlet Otorongo News and producer of the radio newscast La Voz de la Selva, reported receiving a death threat at his home in the Anita Cabrera neighborhood of Iquitos, in the Loreto region of northeastern Peru. During the early morning hours, Rodríguez found […]
"The murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, which occurred in June 2022 in the Javari Valley in the Amazon, have gained a permanent monitoring platform created to prevent the case from being forgotten and to accelerate the conclusion of the judicial process. Titled 'Defenders of Javari,' the website gathers information […]
“At least seven Nicaraguan journalists exiled in Costa Rica have been victims of surveillance and threats by agents of the government of husband-and-wife co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, the independent Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy (FLED) said on Wednesday [July 8]. A report titled 'Exile ceases to be a safe haven: Nicaraguan […]
“Dialogues obtained by the Federal Police (PF) reveal that former banker Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master, and advertising executive Thiago Miranda, owner of the Mithi agency, acted to obstruct the work and violate the private data of journalist Malu Gaspar, a columnist for O GLOBO. The dissatisfaction arose following reports addressing investigations into the […]
“In a small corner in the province of Los Ríos, publishing a news story can cost a life. There, the mafias decide what the press can report. To stay alive, a journalist self censored, and when asked, what can you not publish? His answer is clear. 'Violent deaths.' Can you mention the mafias? 'You cannot, […]
“The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice did not admit the appeal filed by the defense and confirmed the 10-year prison sentence for journalist Carlos Granada, who was sentenced for acts of sexual harassment, coercion, and sexual coercion that victimized female communicators of the Albavisión Group. The highest judicial instance did not admit […]